Another Aussie First in the 5's

[Cliff]

Joe Signorelli and Gas Racing become first Australians to run a Sport Compact five

Joe Signorelli made history on Sunday at Willowbank Raceway, finally breaking through to become the first Australian Sport Compact driver into the five second zone.

dragnews.com.au

 

[Litefoot]

Joe Signorelli and Gas Racing become first Australians to run a Sport Compact five

Joe Signorelli made history on Sunday at Willowbank Raceway, finally breaking through to become the first Australian Sport Compact driver into the five second zone.

dragnews.com.au

Is that car a four cylinder

 

[n/a]

Is that car a four cylinder

It's a 6 Mark.

 

[J5races]

How much power do they make? 2000hp?

 

[Luke Nieuwhof]

The quickest 2JZ six cylinder motors are in the 5.6s and the fastest at 259mph, so would be well over 3000hp.

 

[twostep]

I don't know how they get that much power out of those engines. What are they - 3.0 liters or so, competitive with 8 liter big blocks....we're talking nearly 20hp per cubic inch, nearly as much as a Top Fuel engine....I don't know the specs but I'd imagine they're running 100 pounds of boost or maybe more. Oh, what a feeling....

 

[Litefoot]

It's a 6 Mark.

Thanks , back when we ran a B/A Rampy ran a six in a altered, I was sick Fast and very hard to beat in comp, the out of the box guys are sure fun watch

 

[Luke Nieuwhof]

I don't know how they get that much power out of those engines. What are they - 3.0 liters or so, competitive with 8 liter big blocks....we're talking nearly 20hp per cubic inch, nearly as much as a Top Fuel engine....I don't know the specs but I'd imagine they're running 100 pounds of boost or maybe more. Oh, what a feeling....

From what I know (which isn't much, I'm just a professional spectator), 100psi is accurate. They use billet blocks and stuff now. When I interviewed Rod Harvey (who ran 259mph) last year he said some teams can repeat, others make one hit and go back on the trailer - so these guys are certainly pushing the boundaries.

 

[MM]

What does one of these cars weigh?

 

[J5races]

What does one of these cars weigh?

I’m thinking 2300-2500

 

[n/a]

What does one of these cars weigh?

Mike, this link is from 2008 but should give you some ballpark figures. From the link click "read" then go to page 111. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/43441881/sport-compact-rules-national-hot-rod-association